alright, this is so dumb, but after trying to figure it out from context, i cant figure out what highside and lowside mean...i think ive got an idea, but im not sure, so if someone could just explain it to me, thatd be great...thanks

 

Lowside - you drop the bike and you are on the low side of it, i.e skidding underneath.

Highside - You go over the bike

If given the choice, take the lowside

 

ahh...haha....it all makes sense now, thanks

 

Low side, you get scraped up.
High side, you get broken bones.

Low side, slide like a snake in the grass.
High side, fly like a bird then land like a big rock.

Low side, OOOUUUUCCCHHHH!!!
High side, OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!

Pick your poison.[sm=alcoholic.gif]

 

I took the high side in May....broken foot...when the bike came down. [:@]

 

On a lowside the bike slides out from under you...
On a highside the bike slides than catches and flips you over it...kinda like a horse bucking you off. Most of the time the bike will chase you down and hurt you...[]

 

Hello & Welcome!!

 

don't forget the flipside. But that usually involves you being stupid.

 

if you love your bike ... let it go

if it comes back to you ... chances are you've highsided !

 

Lowside:

Happens usually when you loose traction due to road debris or locked front tire. You can power into a low side, and you can lock up the rear tire mid turn and lowside. All it really means is that the tires slip out from under the bike in the direction of the turn... the bike just continues to lean until it hits plastic on road. As crashes go these can be pretty gentle.

Highside:

Inheritantly violent. Most common setup is for the rear tire to lock and come out of line with the travel of the bike. You can also power the bike out of line. Intial direction of the bike can be considered the path of momentum. If you EVER get the path of momentum travelling across the bike you're in deep trouble. As soon as the tires stop sliding - stopping the lower part of the bike from travelling, the momentum flips the bike over the now-pivot point tires and the top of the bike flies over. Rider is often ejected in this first flip. The rider has less mass than the bike and decellerates more quickly on the surface they're sliding on. Bike OFTEN chases the rider and doesn't decellerate as quickly due to it being heavier than rider. Very bad. It's next to impossible to have a 'nice' highside. Think of a guy flailing in the air as a bike spins and sommersaults behind them.

If you're going to pick an accident type to walk away from... lowside is it.

Still I prefer keeping my crashes to a minimum